I dropped my hands to catch what was happening. Out of the corner of my eyes, I picked up the sight of his hands retracting into his pocket, cradling a syringe.

“He-he injected me with…” my words slurred, failing to ring out loud enough for anyone to hear over the growing commotion.

Before I could try to say more, my legs gave out and I fell.

“You'll be fine,” I heard the blue-eyed man whisper to me. It wasn't particularly menacing but I was still terrified.

My entire body ...